Improvement in hens  nests



i @uiten strs @nicht @ffice Letters Patent Ne. 78,857, dated Jima 16,1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN EENS NESTS.

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TO ALL WHOM ITMAY CONCERN: I.

Bo it known that I, SAMUEL S. BENT, of Portchesteminv the countyofWestchester, and State of New York, have vinvented,-made, and appliedto use, acertain new and useful Improvement in Hens Nests; ndI do herebydeclare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of thesaid invention, reference being Vhad to the annexed drawing, making partof this specification, wherein- Figure 1 is a. plan of said hens nest,and

Figure 2 is a'vertical sectionl of the same. u

Similar marks-of reference denote the same parts.

IIensfnests are liable to become l-led with vermin, greatly to theinjury of the young chicken; besides this, a person going through thecoop to gather up the eggs from the nests, disturbs the hens-thut ,aresetting.

The object of this invention sto furnish a cleanly nest in which vermincannot remain, and at the same time zillow the nests to be'inspected andeggs removed, as desired, without going through the coop itself.

In the drawing,`ais.the bottom, 6 the sides, e the back end, and d thefront end of :roast-iron nest, the angles ofwhich are. curved, so thatthe'nest can be easily kept clean. I

Holes are to be provided in the hack end c, by which the nest can besupported upon nails or hooks` e, driven intothe partitionf, which maybe either wood-work or plaster.

The shelfp is provided pon thc under front portion ofthe nest, uponwhich the hen can light when jumping or flying to the nest, and thefront edge of the nest is rounded or formed with a rib, g, so that afoot'- h'old is given to the hen in stepping into the nest, and henceshe will not be likely to disturb or break the eggs or injure thechickens. i i

I extend the-sides b up in the form of open work, as at It, whichprevents the hens disturbing each other in adjoining nests, and alsoallows 4a free ventilation, particularly Where the nests are placedinranges side by side,

and also one over the other.

After a nest has been used in hatching a brood of chickens, it should betaken down, brushed out, andA dipped into lime-water. l

In order to examine the nest-s from the outside of the chicken-coop, thenests are to be hung against the partitionfin the poultry-house, undopenings provided for the movable door or window lc, that is to be of asufficient size for inserting the hand into the nest, and I provide a.small opening at z', in the-:door or window, by which the contents ofthe nest can be observed without open-ing the door or window 7c. I haverepresented a piece of glassin said openingz". K

The door lc is shown ns sustained by the metal frame [,fthut passesthrough the partitionf, and is screwed to the nest, and the said door orwindow ic swings on 'the hinge-lugs o, but this construction might bevaried to suit the convenience of the attendant or the construction ofthe hen-house.

This improved nest I nay be' used for other kinds of poultry as well aschickens.

What Iclaim, and. desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-" e 4 1. Ametallic hens nest, formed with rounded corners, and with the rib g attho front end, as and for the purposes-specified.

2. The lighting-shelf p, in combination with metallicr hens nest, formedas aforesaid. Y

3. The side partitions h, combined with' the metallic hens nest, toseparate one nest from another, as and forrthe purposes set forth. i

4. A movable door orwindow, k, in combination with the frame and hensnest, togve access to the same from outside the coop, substantially asset forth. I

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature, this 11th day ofMay, 1868.

- SAMUEL s. BENT.

Witnesses:

OHAs. H. SMITH, Guo. T. PINCKNEY.

